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Library — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:57:20 +0000

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Job searching with social media for dummies (book)

Library — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:24:44 +0000

Author: Joshua Waldman
“For anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job. Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies enables you to harness the power of the Internet to research and identify job opportunities, and then create a strategy for securing a position.” – from publisher’s website.
Call number: 650.14 JOB 2011
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The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives (online)

Library — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:51:00 +0000

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
“Presents a comprehensive view of Internet intermediaries, their economic and social function, development and prospects, benefits and costs, and roles and responsibilities. Divided into three parts, Part I, The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries, develops a common definition and understanding of what Internet intermediaries are, of their economic function and economic models, of recent market developments, and discusses the economic and social uses that these actors satisfy. Part II, The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives, examines the roles and responsibilities of Internet intermediaries in advancing public policy objectives, as well as the costs and benefits of their involvement through a series of case studies. Part III provides a summary of an experts workshop that identified lessons learned and best practices from the experience to date of Internet intermediaries in advancing public policy objectives.” – abstract.
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Burning Issues in Hot Rocks

Library — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:02:48 +0000

Business Review Weekly, Vol.33, No. 36 15 Sep. 2011, p.28-29

“The concept may be simple but the reality of delivering geothermal energy is far from it. And some of its proponents say they have only three to five years to prove it can be done…” Ask us to email you a copy of the article

The Internet Jurisdiction Risk of Cloud Computing (journal article)

Library — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:46:31 +0000

By Burke Ward, Janice Sipior

from Information Systems Management, Vol. 27 Iss 4, Fall2010, pp 334-339

“Businesses currently use cloud-computing services with the uncertainty of jurisdiction, should legal action be initiated. Jurisdiction is the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific legal action. While standards, treaties and case law are developing worldwide, there currently is no simple test to determine jurisdiction for internet activities in the United States (US) or internationally, necessitating businesses to take the initiative to address cloud computing jurisdiction risk. Based upon our analysis of the applicable legal theories, we present recommended approaches for businesses to address cloud computing risks.”

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Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations : a guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement, 4th edition (book)

Library — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:26:48 +0000

Author: John M. Bryson
“Strategic planning is an important function in nonprofit and public organizations, and leaders are continually striving to increase efficiency and effectiveness … Bryson provides the most updated version of his thoughtful strategic planning model and outlines the reasons public and nonprofit organizations must embrace strategic planning to improve their performance.” – from publisher.
Call number: 658.4012 STR 2011
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Service Regulation and Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries (journal article)

Library — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:17:10 +0000

By Guglielmo Barone, Federico Cingano

from The Economic Journal Vol 121, iss 555 Sep 2011, pp 931–957

“We study the effects of anti-competitive service regulation by examining whether OECD countries with less anti-competitive regulation see better economic performance in manufacturing industries that use less-regulated services more intensively. Our results indicate that lower service regulation increases value added, productivity and export growth in downstream service-intensive industries. The regulation of professional services and energy provision has particularly strong negative growth effects. Our estimates are robust to accounting for alternative forms of regulation (i.e. product and labour market regulation), alternative measures of financial development and a range of other specification checks.”

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Landlord and Entrepreneur: The Shifting Roles of the State in Norwegian Oil and Gas Policy (journal article)

Library — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:00:42 +0000

By Ole Gunnar Austvik

from Governance Published online 14 Sep 2011

“This article discusses the shifting roles of the Norwegian state as landlord and entrepreneur in developing and maintaining its national oil and gas industry. Drawing from endogenous-growth and small-state theories, the article discusses the roles of the Norwegian state as infant industry developer, mature industry controller, and national company owner. The Norwegian petroleum experience shows how a nation-state expressed clear visions and goals for an industrial sector, and took the role as leader of industrial and economic developments itself. The case argues that for a strategic national industry to be competitively developed and retained and social goals reached, a strong, comprehensive, and dynamic interaction between the state and industry, led by the state, may be necessary.”

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Managing successful programmes, 4th edition (book)

Library — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:28:10 +0000

Author: Great Britain. Cabinet Office
“Illustrated with real life examples and helpful tips for putting best practice into real life situations; the guidance has been revised to capture the latest thinking on programme management best practice. The sections on quality, benefits and risk and issue management have been significantly overhauled to give them a better programme focus; Includes new guidance covering assurance and integrated assurance.” – from publisher.
Call number: 658.404 MAN 2011
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Board Practices : Incentives and Governing Risks (online)

Library — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:28:14 +0000

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
“This publication examines how effectively boards manage to align executive and board remuneration with the longer-term interests of their companies. This is a major and ongoing issue in many companies and one of the key failures highlighted by the financial crisis. Aligning incentives seems to be far more problematic in companies and jurisdictions with a dispersed shareholding structure since, where dominant or controlling shareholders exist, they seem to act as a moderating force on remuneration outcomes.
The reader will learn about the effectiveness of boards in fulfilling their obligation to align executive and board remuneration with the longer term interests of their companies. ” – abstract.
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